VK1DI's Blog

Saturday, 24 August 2019

Gondwana Parks Award 5 activations

The WWFF Australia award has a speacial award for working/activating Gondwana Parks during 2019 the 25th year of the parks, see https://www.wwffaustralia.com/gondwana-parks-award.html

After my 2 week trip around NSW, managed to activate 7 of the 28 parks

VKFF-0144 Dorrigo National Park
VKFF-1938 Iluka Nature Reserve
VKFF-0389 Nightcap National Park
VKFF-0197 Gibraltar Range National Park
VKFF-0521 Washpool National Park
VKFF-0385 New England National Park
VKFF-0406 Oxley Wild Rivers National Park

Applied for the 5 activated Gondwana parks award. Received promptly from the awards manager Paul VK5PAS

Wednesday, 21 August 2019

FT8DMC Worked United States Stations Award 100 contacts

As well as the FT8DMC Hawaiian Award, also qualified for the Worked United States Stations Award for 100 contacts.

FT8DMC Worked Hawaiian Stations Award

There have been a heap of new awards added to the FT8DMC awards list, however lots are for European countries I never seem to work here in Australia. Did manage to get one new one, Worked Hawaiian Stations Award for 5 Hawaii contacts, not too hard here in VK.

Monday, 19 August 2019

WWFF Park to Park 396 contacts Award

Noticed on Logsearch that I'd qualified for the 396 Park to Park Award. Thanks for activators for these contacts. Received promptly from the awards manager ON5SWA Swa.

Wednesday, 14 August 2019

FT8DMC Worked US Grid Square Awards

After an update to Ultimate AAC software found I had qualified for new awards, FT8DMC Worked US Grid Square Awards. Received for 25 US Grid Squares

50 US Grid Squares

and 75 US Grid Squares worked

Tuesday, 13 August 2019

FT8DMC New Taiwan China and Members Awards

The FT8 Digital Mode Club (FT8DMC) recently released a whole lot of new awards. After updating Ultimate AAC software to the latest version able to apply for new ones I've qualified for

Worked 5 Taiwanese Stations Award